Denny McLain

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 29, 1944 in Chicago, IL us

High School: Mount Carmel HS (Chicago, IL)

Last Game: September 12, 1972 (Age 28-167d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Dennis Dale McLain

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Lou Boudreau

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.3

131

ERA

3.39

280

264

1886.0

1282

WHIP

1.163

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1962	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-D-	CHW	5	8	.385	2.97	4.62	18	15		10	2		109.0	101	56	36	9	47	3	125	2	0	3		1.358	8.3	0.7	3.9	10.3	2.66
1962	18	-1.6	Harlan	APPY	D-	CHW	1	1	.500	0.00	1.00	2	2		2	0		18.0	9	2	0	0	10		32	0	0	0		1.056	4.5	0.0	5.0	16.0	3.20
1962	18	-2.5	Clinton	MIDW	D	CHW	4	7	.364	3.56	5.34	16	13		8	2		91.0	92	54	36	9	37	3	93	2	0	3		1.418	9.1	0.9	3.7	9.2	2.51
1963	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	DET	18	6	.750	2.89	3.34	29	28		17	2		218.0	178	81	70	10	79	0	239	2	3	9		1.179	7.3	0.4	3.3	9.9	3.03
1963	19	-3.9	Knoxville	SALL	AA	DET	5	4	.556	3.51	3.97	11	11		3	0		77.0	61	34	30	1	28	0	82	0	2	1		1.156	7.1	0.1	3.3	9.6	2.93
1963	19	-2.1	Duluth-Superior	NORL	A	DET	13	2	.867	2.55	3.00	18	17		14	2		141.0	117	47	40	9	51	0	157	2	1	8		1.191	7.5	0.6	3.3	10.0	3.08
1963	19	-8.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	1	.667	4.29	5.14	3	3	0	2	0	0	21.0	20	12	10	2	16	0	22	0	1	1	96	1.714	8.6	0.9	6.9	9.4	1.38
1964	20	-5.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	3	1	.750	1.53	1.98	8	8		3	1		59.0	38	13	10	5	18	0	56	1	1	0		0.949	5.8	0.8	2.7	8.5	3.11
1964	20	-7.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	5	.444	4.05	4.32	19	16	0	3	0	0	100.0	84	48	45	16	37	0	70	1	0	0	416	1.210	7.6	1.4	3.3	6.3	1.89
1965	21	-6.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	6	.727	2.61	2.98	33	29	2	13	4	1	220.1	174	73	64	25	62	1	192	2	2	3	881	1.071	7.1	1.0	2.5	7.8	3.10
1966	22	-5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	20	14	.588	3.92	4.09	38	38	0	14	4	0	264.1	205	120	115	42	104	3	192	3	0	6	1080	1.169	7.0	1.4	3.5	6.5	1.85
1967	23	-3.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	16	.515	3.79	4.21	37	37	0	10	3	0	235.0	209	110	99	35	73	3	161	3	0	4	976	1.200	8.0	1.3	2.8	6.2	2.21
1968	24	-3.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	31	6	.838	1.96	2.30	41	41	0	28	6	0	336.0	241	86	73	31	63	2	280	6	0	3	1288	0.905	6.5	0.8	1.7	7.5	4.44
1969	25	-2.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	24	9	.727	2.80	2.91	42	41	0	23	9	0	325.0	288	105	101	25	67	7	181	4	2	5	1304	1.092	8.0	0.7	1.9	5.0	2.70
1970	26	-1.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	5	.375	4.63	5.03	14	14	0	1	0	0	91.1	100	51	47	19	28	0	52	3	1	0	402	1.401	9.9	1.9	2.8	5.1	1.86
1971	27	0.1	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	10	22	.313	4.28	4.78	33	32	1	9	3	0	216.2	233	115	103	31	72	8	103	3	1	4	931	1.408	9.7	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.43
1972	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	ATL	4	7	.364	6.37	6.84	20	13	5	2	0	1	76.1	92	58	54	16	26	0	29	1	2	1	345	1.546	10.8	1.9	3.1	3.4	1.12
1972	28	5.3	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	OAK	3	3	.500	6.32	6.32	8	8		3	0	0	57.0	63	40	40	15	19	0	37	3	0	3		1.439	9.9	2.4	3.0	5.8	1.95
1972	28	0.9	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	3	5	.375	6.50	6.83	15	8	5	2	0	1	54.0	60	41	39	12	18	0	21	1	2	1	237	1.444	10.0	2.0	3.0	3.5	1.17
1972	28	0.8	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	2	.333	6.04	6.85	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.1	32	17	15	4	8	0	8	0	0	0	108	1.791	12.9	1.6	3.2	3.2	1.00
1973	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW	7	8	.467	5.20	5.82	20	16		6	1	0	116.0	152	75	67	15	35	1	61	5	0	4		1.612	11.8	1.2	2.7	4.7	1.74
1973	29	4.3	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	1	4	.200	7.55	9.00	8	4		0	0	0	31.0	46	31	26	8	9	1	13	1	0	3		1.774	13.4	2.3	2.6	3.8	1.44
1973	29	6.2	Shreveport	TL	AA	MIL	6	4	.600	4.34	4.66	12	12		6	1	0	85.0	106	44	41	7	26	0	48	4	0	1		1.553	11.2	0.7	2.8	5.1	1.85
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		131	91	.590	3.39	3.71	280	264	8	105	29	2	1886.0	1646	778	711	242	548	24	1282	26	9	27	7719	1.163	7.9	1.2	2.6	6.1	2.34
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		36	26	.581	3.59	4.27	83	75		39	6	0	559.0	532	265	223	54	198	4	518	13	4	19		1.306	8.6	0.9	3.2	8.3	2.62
All Levels (12 Seasons)							167	117	.588	3.44	3.84	363	339	8	144	35	2	2445.0	2178	1043	934	296	746	28	1800	39	13	46	7719	1.196	8.0	1.1	2.7	6.6	2.41

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	3.60	4.40	16	12		3	1	0	90.0	84	44	36	13	27	1	69	2	1	3		1.233	8.4	1.3	2.7	6.9	2.56
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		14	11	.560	4.56	4.85	31	31		12	1	0	219.0	230	118	111	23	73	0	167	7	2	5		1.384	9.5	0.9	3.0	6.9	2.29
A (1 season)					Minors		13	2	.867	2.55	3.00	18	17		14	2		141.0	117	47	40	9	51	0	157	2	1	8		1.191	7.5	0.6	3.3	10.0	3.08
D- (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500	0.00	1.00	2	2		2	0		18.0	9	2	0	0	10		32	0	0	0		1.056	4.5	0.0	5.0	16.0	3.20
D (1 season)					Minors		4	7	.364	3.56	5.34	16	13		8	2		91.0	92	54	36	9	37	3	93	2	0	3		1.418	9.1	0.9	3.7	9.2	2.51